Four Corners

Description:Four Corners is used to gather data in a quick, visual way that is engaging to students. Students respond to a multiple choice question by moving to one of the four possible answers that are posted in four different corners of the classroom.

How to Use the Strategy:

Teacher identifies the kind of data he/she wishes to gather. For example, create a statement in which the students can answer Strongly Agree, Agree, Disagree, Strongly Disagree.

Post the four multiple choice responses, one in each corner of the classroom.

Allow students to move to their response to the statement.

Members of each response group discuss their choices in their corner of the classroom.

A spokesperson from each response group summarizes their discussion and presents his/her group’s thoughts.